| Estigmene | |
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| Estigmene acrea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Subtribe: | Spilosomina |
| Genus: | Estigmene Hübner, |
| Type species | |
| Phalaena acrea Drury, 1773 | |
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Estigmene is a genus of tiger moths in the family Erebidae erected by Jacob Hübner in 1820. The species in the genus are native to North and Central America.
Taxonomy
Many species from Africa and Asia were formerly included into this genus, but have now been separated into different genera.
Species
- Estigmene acrea (Drury, 1773)
- Estigmene albida (Stretch, 1874)
Estigmene sensu lato
- Estigmene angustipennis (Walker, 1855)
- Estigmene ansorgei Rothschild, 1910
- Estigmene atrifascia (Hampson, 1907)
- Estigmene flaviceps Hampson, 1907
- Estigmene griseata Hampson, 1916
- Estigmene internigralis Hampson, 1905
- Estigmene laglaizei Rothschild, 1910
- Estigmene melanoxantha Gaede, 1926
- Estigmene multivittata Rothschild, 1910
- Estigmene neuriastis Hampson, 1907
- Estigmene ochreomarginata Bethune-Baker, 1909
- Estigmene rothi Rothschild, 1910
- Estigmene sabulosa Romieux, 1943
- Estigmene tenuistrigata Hampson, 1900
- Estigmene testaceoflava Rothschild, 1933
- Estigmene trivitta (Walker, 1855)
References
- Savela, Markku. "Estigmene Hübner, [1820]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.
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